Have you heard of Bloom's taxonomy? He showed us how to ask really good questions. Questions should be asked on different levels.
Some ideas on how to apply Blooms taxonomy to comprehension questions:
1. Knowledge: rote memorization, recognition, or recall of facts. (A lot of the time, teachers just stay here) 2. Comprehension: understanding what the facts mean. 3. Application: correct use of the facts, rules, or ideas. 4. Analysis: breaking down information into component parts. 5. Synthesis: combined parts to make a new whole. 6. Evaluation: judging the value or worth of information or ideas.
An author could make use of these different levelks of thinking depending on your target market.
Here is a link to a very good site on Bloom'\s taxonomy. Take a look.
Some ideas on how to apply Blooms taxonomy to comprehension questions:
1. Knowledge: rote memorization, recognition, or recall of facts. (A lot of the time, teachers just stay here)
2. Comprehension: understanding what the facts mean.
3. Application: correct use of the facts, rules, or ideas.
4. Analysis: breaking down information into component parts.
5. Synthesis: combined parts to make a new whole.
6. Evaluation: judging the value or worth of information or ideas.
An author could make use of these different levelks of thinking depending on your target market.
Here is a link to a very good site on Bloom'\s taxonomy. Take a look.
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy